BSF Soldier Brijesh saves man from drowning in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh
Virendra Kushwaha, an electrician suddenly drowned and started flowing in water in the RBC canal near Krishi Upaj Mandi in Narwar town of Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. A crowd of spectators gathered to see the sight of Virendra flowing in the water, but no one made any effort to save Virendra. Meanwhile, Brijesh alias Bhola, a soldier posted in BSF 108 Battalion Jaisalmer, who reached the spot after getting information, also reached there. Seeing Virendra flowing, he immediately took out his track shoot and jumped into the canal to get Virendra out and saved his life. After first aid,
Army Court Of Inquiry Team To Question Soldiers In Nagaland Firing Case
Nagaland Government’s SIT 21 Para-Special Forces probing the case of death of 14 civilians during an anti-militancy operation in Mon district of Nagaland on December 4 ‘Failed operation’ Will start questioning the officers and soldiers involved in the incident from Thursday in Jorhat, Assam for investigation. The SIT is likely to submit its report next month. Apart from this, the Indian Army has also agreed to allow the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the Nagaland government to take statements of all the army personnel involved in the operation in Oting village, official sources said. He said that the
Indian Army Combat Engineers To Get Latest Equipment
New technology is being provided to the Combat Engineers of the Indian Army to equip the Defense Forces with facilities in the forward areas of the borders. To ensure the construction of tunnels for the storage of ammunition and the availability of facilities equipped with nuclear weapons. Addressing an event of the Institution of Engineers, the Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army, Lieutenant General Harpal Singh gave this information on Sunday. On this occasion, he was honored with the Eminent Engineering Personality Award for his contribution in the field of Defense Forces and Border Roads Organization. Addressing the event, Lt Gen
Indian Army Names It In-House Messaging App as ASIGMA
Taking the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s self-reliant India campaign a step forward, the Indian Army has launched its indigenous messaging chat app. The Indian Army has named this in-house messaging app as Army Secure Ingenious Messaging Application (ASIGMA). This army app is a web-based application. It was told in the Press Information Bureau of the Army that instead of the Army Wide Area Network (AWAN) messaging application, now an application based on the Army’s internal network has been prepared. Officials said that this app will not be available on the main app store. This ASIGMA app is housed
Wing Commander Harshit Sinha cremated in Lucknow with full military honours
The last rites of Wing Commander Harshit Sinha, who died after a MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer, was performed in Lucknow on Sunday. Sinha’s dead body was handed over to his family members and was later cremated at Baikunth Dham in UP’s Lucknow. The family members and Army officials paid him tribute. “With deep sorrow, IAF conveys the sad demise of Wing Commander Harshit Sinha in the flying accident this evening and stands firmly with the family of the braveheart,” tweeted Indian Air Force. (ANI) He was survived by his wife squadron leader
Security situation in Jammu and Kashmir improved since Aug 2019
The security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved significantly since August 2019 and there has been a significant decline in terrorist incidents while infiltration of terrorists from across the border has also come down, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said the number of terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir has come down from 417 in 2018 to 203 (up to November 30) in 2021 and estimted net infiltration has come down from 143 in 2018 to 28 (till October 31) in 2021. “The government has instituted a robust security and intelligence grid along
Tri-service exercise conducted in Nicobar
A multi-domain tri-service exercise is currently in progress at the strategically important Nicobar group of islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, military officials said on Wednesday. As part of the exercise, troops of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force were mobilised for amphibious landing in close coordination with the paradrop of airborne troops, they noted. The rapid response capability of Shatrujeet Brigade was validated as the paratroopers, who had moved from the mainland executed an airborne drop in an island territory of the Andamans in a realistic tactical setting, they mentioned. The airborne drop was done under the
Swadeshi next-generation AERVs inducted into Army
The first set of indigenously developed next-generation Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle (AERV) was inducted into the Corps of Engineers of the Army on Tuesday, a defense release said. Army chief General M M Naravane inducted the vehicles and flagged them off in a ceremony at the Bombay Engineer Group (BEG) at Khadki near Pune. The system has been designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and manufactured by Ordnance Factory Medak & Bharat Electronics Limited, Pune. Despite restrictions on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, the supply of these vehicles has been on schedule, the release said. “The vehicle
India successfully tests Pralay missile off Odisha coast
India on Wednesday successfully test-fired short-range, the surface to surface-guided ballistic missile ‘Pralay’ off the Odisha coast, DRDO sources said. The solid-fuel, battlefield missile developed by Defence Research Development Organisation is based on Prithvi Defence Vehicle from the Indian ballistic missile programme. The missile, launched from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island around 10.30 am, met all the mission objectives, the sources said. A battery of tracking instruments monitored its trajectory along the coastline, they said. ‘Pralay’ is a 350-500 km short-range, surface-to-surface missile with a payload capacity of 500-1,000 kg.
Seven IAF aircrafts crashed in last two years Says Defence Ministry
IAF aircrafts crashed : Seven aircraft of the Indian Air Force have crashed in the last two years, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said this while replying to a question in the House. ”A total of seven aircraft of the Air Force have crashed in the last two years, including the Mirage 2000 which crashed recently in Madhya Pradesh,” he said. The minister said every aircraft accident in the IAF is investigated by a Court of Inquiry (CoI) to ascertain the cause of the accident. ”The recommendations of the completed